Rigorous Honesty, in the search of recovery from gross obesity. Mainly opinion, not advice. Some speculation, some errors, some fiction.
Sugar, grain and processed products are not food. Omega 6 oil and dairy should be mainly avoided.

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Framework

The objective is to find treatment, so the order of treatment of the problems may be important.

Common descriptions of the issues:

Metabolic syndrome, aka Carbohydrate intolerance

Conditioned Hypereating, aka habit, carbohydrate intolerance

Food Addiction ... consuming hyperpalatable foods.

Emotional overeating, aka stress refeed,

Causes

1Spiritual / belief disorders, - treatment - reprogramming. (this is where my greatest changes have occurred) Developing the desire to overcoming - ignorance, apathy, greed, aversion, delusion, attachment- and do something about the problem. Those who do not care cannot be helped. Some will understand and for those, I will carry on.

Core beliefs are those we never think about, but cause us trouble. Future must be changed in the now. To survive, we must change and never go back. take no prisoners. 3 moderate meal per day. no smacks. no sugar. no wheat. no processed foods. Core beliefs can be changed. They are part of ego, a construct of the mind, reflection of other collective egos, impersonal, and impermanent.

Compulsive Overeating, a behavioural addiction, (as opposed to the atypical bulimia, anorexia). Treatment - Schwartz, OA, alternate obsession with 3 moderate meals per day, and work or live the remainder of the time.

Sugar Addiction, a substance addiction. (dopamine circuit) Treatment - complete abstinence. May also include fructose addition, and fruit may also need to be excluded.

Emotional issues - Deal with it. or become a Buddhist or Stoic. Part of the ego protections, the ego is a construct of the mind, and is impersonal and impermanent, reflection of the collective egos of others.

Personality issues - personality disorders -

lack of food knowledge - ignorance, apathy, greed

other physical, emotional, medical issues

A frame work for resolving overeating is required to identify and classify the causes of overeating, with the hope that removing or addressing each individual cause, a solution for myself may be found. Bear with me here, this is just a growing list.

Uninterested in weight or controlling their weight - no hope of recovery (type 0's)

just do not care about themselves, or those around them, apathetic

unwilling to accept that they have a problem

unwilling to make the effort

too low on their priorities to take the time

dislike in knowing the truth

too negative to learn

too intimidated to learn, unlearn myths, to correct

too intimidated, influenced by dietitians who are preaching the government wrong line

just negative toward someone who is forced / obligated / dependent on them / forced to live with them, lack of choice

living under or around a control freak, working for a control freak, being unable to leave due to financial reasons, (fear of poverty), fear of being alone, fear of other people,

Physical

Hunger / Satiety / Satiation issues

Hyper-palatable screws homeostasis

only three factor one can control, food choices, amount, spacing, if we can control them